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ArticleEddie Stobart Logistics to buy retail logistics management group iForce
Eddie Stobart Logistics – set to float on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) next week 25 April – has conditionally agreed to acquire multi-channel retail logistics management group iForce for £45m.According to its admission document, the “acquisition will add a more focused e-commerce offering to Eddie Stobart’s existing business model”.In ...
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Toyota to put hydrogen fuel cell HGV into action at Californian port
Toyota has begun a feasibility study into the usage of fuel cell technology in HGVs.Dubbed Project Portal, a zero-emission concept truck will hit the roads this summer in California.The manufacturer said the hydrogen-fuelled semi-trailer will haul cargo between the busy ports of Los Angeles and nearby Long Beach - "quietly, ...
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ArticleRide your bike for a good cause
Transaid is holding a fundraising event for keen motorcyclists at the National Motorcycle Museum on Saturday 1 July.The ticket price of £100 exc VAT includes a barbeque lunch, entry to the museum and a sizeable donation to Transaid.The format for the event is simple – ride your bike to the ...
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ArticleRichard Turfitt to become next senior traffic commissioner
Richard TurfittRichard Turfitt will succeed Beverley Bell as senior traffic commissioner, transport minister John Hayes has said.Currently the traffic commissioner (TC) for the East of England, he will begin his new role on 1 June 2017.Turfitt has been TC for the East of England since 2008, and worked as a ...
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Fire at Arrow XL Worcester hub declared major incident
A fire at Arrow XL’s Worcester warehouse has been declared a major incident by the police. The blaze broke out in the 200,000ft2 building on the Blackpole Trading Estate at 8.30am last Thursday (20 April).Arrow XL said between 150 and 200 employees were on site at all times but all ...
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ArticleGoodyear introduces retread versions of its high load trailer tyres
Rising demand has seen Goodyear launch retread versions of its Goodyear and Dunlop-branded high load trailer tyres.Grégory Boucharlat, Goodyear Dunlop Tyres EMEA retread operations, said: “More countries in Europe have extended regulations to permit axle weights more than the standard 40 tonnes on 5-axle articulated vehicles.“As a result we see ...
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ArticleKeeping it in the family pays off for Suttons
John Sutton is the grandson of Suttons Group founder Alf Sutton, who started trading in 1926 with a horse and cart.Sutton (pictured right, with Suttons Road Tankers MD Michael Cundy) took over the reins of the family firm four years ago, being appointed group chief executive in 2013 as a ...
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Road transport operators should be included in any diesel scrappage scheme
The FTA is calling for tax cuts for small operators and a national scrappage scheme to help firms meet the cost of operating in clean air zones (CAZs).The call comes ahead of the government’s air quality plan announcement next week, which is expected to lay out plans to set up ...
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ArticleMajor improvements to regional infrastructure vital, says CBI
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is calling for major improvements to regional infrastructure to boost productivity and help England’s regions improve links with international markets.The Shaping regional infrastructure report, published today (20 April), found CBI members want to see a more joined-up approach to delivery across different types of ...
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Local authorities should enforce the use of consolidation centres
Local authorities need to enforce the use of city consolidation centres and allow more night time deliveries into city centres if they are to create efficient supply chains, according to a report from JLL.The More than the last mile report from the property and investment services firm examines how smarter ...
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ArticleTransport jobs are one of four business sectors most at risk of automation, claims new report
Transport and storage is one of four UK sectors that is most at risk of losing jobs due to automation, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).The institute’s Skills 2030 report looked at sectors with the highest potential for automation, drawing up a worst-case scenario for each.According to ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics keeps faith with Renault Trucks
XPO Logistics Europe will invest tens of millions of euros in new Range D and Range T trucks over the next two years, the operator has said.At a ceremony in Renault Trucks Square in Lyon to announce the deal, Renault Trucks earlier this month, president Bruno Blin also handed over ...
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ArticleGeneral election could be a distraction, warn trade associations
Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement in Downing Street, London, announcing a snap general election on June 8.Trade associations have expressed concern that the general election in June could prevent government tackling pressing industry issues.Prime minister Theresa May called for a general election to be held on 8 June ...
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Stobart Group to make £113m profit when Eddie Stobart Logistics floats next week
Eddie Stobart Logistics has confirmed it will list on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) next week on 25 April at 8am, a move that will see former owner Stobart Group slash its holding in the haulier and pocket £113.1m.In an admission document published today, Eddie Stobart Logistics stated it would ...
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Suckling and Hoyer extend Shell contracts until 2020
Contracts to supply forecourt fuel distribution to Shell have been renewed, with Suckling Transport picking up the Midlands operating region from Hoyer Petrolog.Suckling will provide fuel distribution services for Shell in Scotland, Wales, the south-west of England and, from the 1 July, the Midlands for three years.As well as providing ...
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ArticleKuehne + Nagel opens new Aberdeen facility
Kuehne + Nagel has opened an 36,089ft² facility in Aberdeen specifically to serve oil and gas industry customers – in a move that brings previously subcontracted container loading and North Sea trailer services in-house.Marcus Bennett, national manager at Kuehne + Nagel UK, said: “Complex logistics tasks for the oil and ...
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Government urged to take lead in enabling data sharing across transport sector
Transport Systems Catapult (TSC) has urged the government to help facilitate data sharing across the transport sector, or risk hampering innovation.Fears around cyber security, lack of data skills and a traditional view of transport modes as separate, are restricting the free flow of information, according to a new report from ...
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Virtual loading bays aim to reduce PCNs and boost uptake of cleaner freight vehicles
A virtual loading bay that allows operators to pay for a timeslot to load/unload on restricted kerb space is to be trialled in London this summer.The Kerb Virtual Parking System (VPS) is one of a series of projects aimed at improving the transport, energy and infrastructure of cities as part ...
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Chris Welch appointed as commercial director at Welch's Transport
Welch’s Transport has laid down foundations for the future with the appointment of fourth-generation family member Chris Welch as its commercial director.Welch, who is the great-grandson of founder Gordon Welch and son of MD Jim Welch, joined the Cambridgeshire-based family firm in 2014.His previous posts include operations director at DHL ...
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Hermes tests self-driving robots for London parcel collections
Hermes is to begin a trial of self-driving delivery robots in London.The project is an extension to an operation launched last August in Hamburg, Germany, where three robots are deployed to handle parcel deliveries in the suburbs of Ottensen, Volksdorf and Grindel.Working with robot creator Starship Technologies, Hermes will offer ...